Andy wrote: > For what it's worth, I overcooked a batch of CS and dumped it in the > fish pond. Right on top of a large goldfish. It was a floater the next > morning. I imagine the shock of everything around it dying all at once > took the poor fellow out.
LORDY! Please don't dump silver into a fish tank or pond, folks! You probably took out whatever "cooperative" bacteria the fish depends on internally as well as stressed the whole pond, Andy. The "biological filter", consisting of bacteria that convert fish wastes to less toxic nitrates and nitrites, lives in the sand and gravel at the bottom of the pond or tank, and in the mechanical filter, if there is one. Adding any kind of anti-bacterial will kill off some or all of those colonies and dump all sorts of decaying matter into the water while at the same time allowing fish wastes to build up. A sick fish can be treated with CS in an isolation tank, if it's carefully monitored for pH and pollution levels. It will have to be a completely unfiltered tank, so it's harder to stabilize conditions. Andy's experience is a good reminder. Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [[email protected] ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
